Body Life- April 2 Class Notes

Here are the notes for April 2's lesson. For a copy of the Word document, see the moreabundantlife.us files section

WHAT ARE YOU HERE FOR?

SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

I. INTRODUCTION: Meet Mr. Jones. The most precise facilitator of learning in the 21^st-century!

Why does Paul use the human body to make his point in this passage? What is he attempting to

do?

II. THE BODY: CHRIST (vs. 12-13)

• How is Christ like the human body (v 12)?
• What is Paul's point?
• What is the significance of being baptized into one body (v 13) ?
• How many parts are in the human body?

III. THE UNIMPORTANT PART OF THE BODY (vs. 14-20)

• What part of your human body can you do without?
• What is the most unimportant part of your body?
• Do you feel unimportant in the church? How do you feel? Explain.
• What is Paul saying about each member?

IV. THE MORE GIFTED: MOST IMPORTANT? (vs. 21-23)

• How does Paul handle those who might feel they are more important are just as needed as those who might feel they are of no value?

V. THE MAKE UP OF THE BODY, THE CHURCH (vs. 24-26)

• What do you do when your feet hurt (v 24)?
• Name the eleventh commandment that agrees with verse 25.
• If you have the flu and your nose is congested, how does the rest of your body feel (v 26)?

VI. THE MAIN POINT OF THE LESSON (v. 18)

"But now God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body, just as He desired."

Fill in the blanks with your name: "But now God has placed ___________ ... in the body, just as He desired."

• Where has God placed you to function in Arcade?
• Doesn't this smack of "works"? How do we rationalize "works" with "assurance of salvation"?
• Just because you have failed to find where God has placed you in Arcade does that excuse you from your responsibility to Christ?
• How does one go about finding out where God wants them to function?
• How far are you willing to go to remain comfortable as a member of Arcade?

VII. CLOSING REMARKS AND PRAYER